Museum number:
| APM 21.184 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| twisted pipe bowl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met hoornvormige ketel, halverwege ingeboord voor een inzetsteel. Ketel stuk vindhout waaruit de vorm van een getordeerde hoorn is gesneden. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 7.87 in (20 cm) |
| Width | 2.72 in (6.9 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
| Width | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | fantasy |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Southern Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Ethnicity | Bakwena |
Acquisition
| Year | 2012 |
| Provenance | Brugge, Yannick De Hondt |
| Montpellier, particulier bezit, 2012 |
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